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The 'curse' of the £12m Viking treasure haul: How hapless duo like TV's The Detectorists struck gold - before a black market plot led to jail, a life on-the-run an…
George Powell, a convicted burglar, and Layton Davies, a modest grandfather, were the unlikely pair who were set to walk away ...
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'Can anyone tell me who is paying?' - Your Letters: April 22
Alrewas in Staffordshire is best known now for the National Memorial Arboretum, but in May 1974 the site was at the centre of ...
We were cursed after digging up £12m of Viking gold like TV detectorists – I ended up in jail & my pal’s on the run
WAFTING their metal detectors over rolling ­farmland, George Powell and Layton Davies dreamt of striking it rich. Like the ...
Coin collector jailed for conspiring to hide £12m of Anglo-Saxon treasure urges fugitive metal detectorist to hand himself in - while much of the hoard still remains …
Simon Wicks helped two amateur metal detectorists flog their findings on the black market in 2015 before being sentenced in ...
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Ancient yew tree a thousand years old at Whittington Church
Whittington Parish Church has a yet tree which is believed to date back to 1272, the year Edward I of Braveheart fame ascended the English throne ...
When was the first Easter egg hunt? Where did the Easter Bunny come from?
The first Easter egg hunt is believed to have taken place in Germany around the 17th century. Martin Luther, a Protestant ...